Cape Verde vs China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Cape Verde
0.8%
in 2025
China
0.8%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
61st
China rank
60th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 61st and China ranks 60th of 189 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | China |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | China |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | China |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | China |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Cape Verde or China?
- China, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Cape Verde and China?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and China?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 61st and China ranks 60th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.